Under the looming threat of a surge in tariffs once the 90-day truce expires, financial markets worldwide have lost ground in recent days as comments about the status of the talks turned more cautious. can reach a deal. The dispute has escalated to encompass $360 billion in trade between the two economic superpowers, and without an agreement by the start of March, the Trump administration is poi... [Full Article...]

Other countries should follow Turkey's lead in calling out China's mistreatment of Uighur Muslims, said the head of a major human rights group on Sunday. "Both China and Turkey face the arduous task of fighting terrorism". Beijing has stepped up surveillance and security measures in the Uighur homeland of Xinjiang, in China's northwest, since ethnic riots erupted there in 2009. [Full Article...]

Horrifyingly, Schneider is next seen pulling Wheatcroft's shorts down and placing the taser on the handcuffed man's testicles. The scene escalated after Wheatcroft was asked to provide identification by the officers, couldn't provide any, then questioned the officers about why they needed to know his name. [Full Article...]

Fires started on Monday and Tuesday and quickly spread. New Zealand Defence Force firefighters combat the Richmond fire near Nelson, South Island, New Zealand February 8, 2019. "So although we might be turning a corner, there will be firefighters working on that fire until well into March". New Zealand Red Cross Communications Manager Ellie van Baaren said evacuees were exhausted and frustrate... [Full Article...]

Taliban spokesman Sohail Shahin later told Reuters that the focus was global recognition of their existing site in Doha, Qatar. The former USA ambassador to Kabul also called for direct talks to begin as soon as possible between the Taliban and the Afghan government, which thus far has not been involved in Khalilzad's talks. [Full Article...]

Investigators say the woman came back with an aluminum bat and smashed the store's window and glass front door before running off. It happened on Tuesday, January 15 at about 4:20 p.m. Luckily, no one was hurt during the woman's rampage. She is described as black, thin build, and had long black braided hair. A person appears to try to stop her, but eventually backed away when she continued swing... [Full Article...]

Police said that about 10 demonstrators have been arrested so far as scuffles broke out between protesters and police near the Champs-Elysees avenue and the National Assembly. In Rome, tens of thousands of people took to the streets to protest the course of Italy's populist government. Castaner said: "Every day the military. [Full Article...]

When former Vice President John McCain passed away at age 81 on August 25, 2018, many people across the United States mourned the loss of the former Republican leader. McCain admitted she is a "strange person" among Republicans, though she still votes locally for Republicans. He then said that that part of the eulogy seemed "somewhat pointed" and asked if she knew that Ivanka and Jared would be ... [Full Article...]